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Geno Smith is a millennial, the generation of people born between 1980 and 2001 who irritate their elders with their empowered attitude and inability to develop thick skin. That might explain some of the reaction to him in the past two months.

As the controversy and protests continue in Steubenville, Ohio, after two local football players were charged with raping a 16-year-old girl, Jemele Hill writes about her hope of better protecting girls and women from similar incidents.

This isn't a good time to be a college football coach not named Nick Saban, Les Miles, Chip Kelly or Urban Meyer. The pressure to win now has never been greater, nor has patience ever been in less supply.

One of the reasons that major college sports will always be vulnerable to academic scandals is because the message long ago was sent to players and administrators that academics only matter when it doesn't interfere with the bottom line.

Alcorn State's hiring of Jay Hopson, the first white head football coach in SWAC history, has sparked debate about opportunities for black coaches and about the future of historically black colleges and universities.

For mothers who either saw Devon Walker's injury, this incident was more than just a reminder about how dangerous football can be. It brought to surface an internal struggle of mothers everywhere: Should I let my son play football?

Football has saved players' lives, giving them a path out of difficult circumstances. The game has shaped players into better men. Football has put many players in the position to change other people's lives.

If FAMU sends a stern message about hazing in the wake of a band member's death, other universities will be pressured to set a no-tolerance standard. And if the university doesn't, it will reinforce its own trivial role.

A freak injury forced 28-year-old Ellis Hobbs to retire from the NFL. But a chance discovery may have sparked a potentially lucrative post-football career. Hobbs, a six-year pro who quietly retired after suffering a second neck injury while with the...